Use Newton's Method to Find the Largest Positive Solution of X⁴

question 388

Multiple Choice

Use Newton's Method to find the largest positive solution of x⁴ + x³ - 6x - 6 = 0. Use 4 for your initial value and calculate eight iterations.

• A) 1.8381538
• B) 1.9835930
• C) 1.8171206
• D) 2.3659571
• E) 3.0268456

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